Ensure your family is healthy this year with these tips
After a cold winter, mums across the UK may need a bit of support to keep their family’s immune systems in tip top condition particularly after an indulgent festive period.
Janet Ellis, who is working with the Generations of Care campaign to raise awareness about the importance of family health traditions, provides her advice on keeping the family going: “Trying to juggle a family and a busy job means there’s little time for a sore throat or runny nose. I always ensure my medicine cabinet is stocked with my favourite trusted brands ready to catch any sign of a cough or cold – I stick with the tried and tested remedies that I used with my own children and my mum used with me. Having solutions for common ailments like coughs, cuts and indigestion helps make our jobs a little bit easier!”
Here are just a few health helpers which have been passed down the generations to protect family health:
Winter coughs and colds
Buttercup Cough Syrup contains a unique combination of natural active ingredients, squill liquid extract and capsicum tincture, which has been used by mothers for over 30 years to help soothe their family’s cough and cold symptoms. Available in 75ml, 150ml and 200ml size bottles (RRP £3.08/£4.11/£5.14) from pharmacies and supermarkets. Mum of two, Andrea Macleod, 38, provides her view of the family health favourite: “Buttercup is really good, especially at night time when my cough’s more persistent. It also has a pleasant taste, unlike others I have tried!”
Festive booster
Mums have been turning to Metatone Tonic for over three decades to help restore their family’s health and vitality when they may be feeling tired and run down during and after illness. With a combination of active ingredients including vitamin B1 and essential minerals calcium, potassium, sodium and manganese glycerophosphate, Metatone Tonic provides a gentle boost to help you get back on your feet. Available in two pack sizes 300ml and 500ml (RRP £5.87/£8.13) from pharmacies and supermarkets.
Xmas Overindulgence
Zantac 75 Relief has been a family favourite for over 30 years and helps relieve and prevent heart burn and acid indigestion associated with the consumption of food and drink.3 It contains the active ingredient ranitidine hydrochloride, a H2 blocker which prevents the stomach from producing too much acid that can cause indigestion. Available in pack sizes of 6 and 12 tablets (RRP £2.37/£4.50) from pharmacies and supermarkets.
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